A Eudora man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of his fourth or subsequent DUI. He allegedly had three children in his truck at the time and crashed into a parked car.
Douglas County dispatchers started receiving calls around 6 p.m. about a white Dodge Ram pickup that was having difficulty maintaining its lane, nearly driving off the roadway and into oncoming traffic, said a spokesperson for the Douglas County ...
Lawrence police responded to Free State High School after a student reportedly ran from a school resource officer who was investigating a report of a gun Tuesday morning.
A student reported to a teacher around 8 a.m. that they overheard another student talking about a gun in a bathroom Tuesday, said Sgt. Drew Fennelly with the Lawrence Police Department in an email to the Journal-World. The school resource ...
A man accused of firing a gun during an attack on an off-duty police officer pleaded guilty on Tuesday to aggravated assault, making him the third person involved in the incident to enter a plea in Douglas County District Court.
Addison Jon Leo Giullian, 19, of Lawrence, was originally charged with one count each of aggravated battery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, both felonies, according to ...
A Lawrence man was sentenced Monday in Douglas County District Court to three years in prison for aggravated sexual battery after having entered into a plea agreement that dismissed multiple rape charges.
Andreios Samuel Alexander, 27, was charged in May 2022 with three felony counts of rape of a woman, who was unable to consent due to mental deficiency, according to charging documents. The original charges ...
Updated at 3:23 p.m. Friday, March 24, 2023
A former Free State High School paraeducator was granted probation Friday in Douglas County District Court for lewd touching of a teenage girl and for sexually exploiting another.
Jalil Lynn Brown, 30, of Lawrence, entered a no contest plea on Sept. 28, 2022, to one felony count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child and one felony count of sexual ...
Updated at 3:28 p.m. Friday, March 24, 2023
A Lawrence teen has been charged with a felony in Douglas County District Court for allegedly writing a bomb threat on a computer tablet, which led to the evacuation of West Middle School earlier this year.
After the alleged threat, students and staff at the school, 2700 Harvard Road, were forced to leave the premises on Jan. 26. They first walked to nearby Sunset ...